One in eight senior managers in the NHS are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds, according to new figures published today. The 2024 NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) report showed that 12.7% of staff at very senior manager level are from these backgrounds – up from one in nine (11.2%) in 2023. Overall, this marks […]

The 2024 Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) report is the ninth publication, since the WRES was mandated and covers all nine indicators.

The report has the following key roles:

• to enable organisations to compare their performance with others in their region and those providing similar services, with the aim of encouraging improvement by learning and sharing good practice
• to provide a national picture of WRES in practice, to colleagues, organisations and the public on the developments in the workforce race equality agenda

This report provides an overview of the NHS Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) metrics data analysis for 2024, and an update on NHS England’s work to advance workplace disability equality. It is for trust board members, people professionals, disabled staff, equality leads and others who are interested in improving the working and career experiences of disabled people.

The Workforce Disability Equality Standard 2024 report is the 6th annual report with a specific focus on disabled staff, measured against 10 metrics. Previous reports can be accessed via the main WDES page of this website.

The report has the following key roles:

• To enable organisations to understand the challenges that exist, with the aim of encouraging improvement by learning and sharing good practice.
• To provide a national picture of WDES in practice, to colleagues, NHS organisations and the public on the developments in the workforce disability equality agenda.

This framework and accompanying tool set out good practice principles and guidance for undertaking quality impact assessments (QIAs) as part of the decision-making process for planning, approving and implementing changes to or commissioning new health and care services.

Letter to trusts and ICBs regarding the Secretary of State’s announcement of a rapid independent investigation into maternity and neonatal services.

Visits to the heat exhaustion advice on the NHS website have increased by 198 pre cent as temperatures rise across England.  There have been 31,524 visits to the heat exhaustion and heatstroke web page in the 48 hours since a heat-health alert was introduced across most of England at midday on Wednesday, compared to 10,578 visits […]

An independent taskforce set up to tackle challenges in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) care has published its interim report and recommendations today (Friday 20 June 2025). The report describes that the rates of recognised ADHD in England are lower than the expected prevalence and stresses the need for timely access to needs-based support. To […]

The independent ADHD Taskforce was commissioned by NHS England in 2024, as part of a series of measures to address concerns about timely access to diagnosis and support, and the impact of unsupported ADHD on individuals, services and the wider economy.

Part 1 of the Taskforce’s report is now available. Work continues on a final report later in 2025, and to align recommendations with other work across Government.

Dr Rossby Awadzi, a GP trainee and Sickle Cell Clinical Fellow at NHS England with a passion for red cell medicine, explains how genetic counselling can empower those who may be carriers of inherited blood disorders.  It started, as many things do, on a ward. Two sickle cell patients, one quiet lunchtime, and a mutual […]

Letter from Dr Navina Evans CBE MRCPsych, Chief Workforce, Training and Education Officer for NHS England formally confirming the 2025/26 annual pay increase for very senior managers (VSMs).